Girls' name · since 1920
Bevelyn
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 269 babies named Bevelyn, peaking in 1955. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 269
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
269 girls have been named Bevelyn since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bevelyn has been recorded 269 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1971.
- #16,878 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 269 born since 1920
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bevelyn ranks #16,878 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 269 born since 1920, peaking in the 1950s.
- #16,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 269
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
Bevelyn's 269 recorded births place it above 76.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bevelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bevelyn's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bevelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1971
- Peak year (1955)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Bevelyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (112 births, 42% of the file).
1950s was Bevelyn's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Bevelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s
1940s
70 births
- 1950s
1950s
112 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 112 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Bevelyn's data
- Bevelyn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bevelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1920–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bevelyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.